"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index average for Florida is climbing again, increasing to a statewide average of 332 Wednesday from 330 on Tuesday. The driest counties across South Florida are seeing dry ...

Wildfires prompted the closure of a major road linking the Florida Keys to the mainland several times this week.

Firefighting efforts continued across in southern Miami-Dade County, where a massive brush fire burned over 3,000 acres this ...